06|02|2012

This year Unsound New York is crowdfunding Unsound Labs, the
special commissions and workshop programme of the festival, which
includes concerts, presentations, talks and tours. For 2012 the
festival organisers say they're looking to increase the number of
special commissions and events (which in the past has included Ben
Frost's Solaris project in Krakow, and a tour of La Monte
Young's Dream House in New York), and make them all free of charge,
and is asking for the money via Kickstarter.

Pledges come with rewards ranging from a Laurel Halo mix, Mark
McGuire cassette or Alan Howarth CD-R, to dinner with Lustmord and
a Buchla synthesizer lesson with Morton Subotnik. The Unsound Labs
shows will also be recorded, and made available as a digital
compilation after the festival. Unsound are looking to raise
$18,000, with just over $1000 pledged at time of writing, and 25
days to go. Watch the campaign video below. Unsound New York takes
place 18–22 April. Full details here.

The first batch of acts for Unsound New York were announced last
week. More details here.